composting – on our way to zero waste

Photo Credit: Cleanairgardening

Composting:

The recycling of organic material (food scraps, leaves, and grass) to be turned into a valuable soil amendment, used to enhance gardens, potted plants, and lawns.

Stats show that around 25% of U.S. municipal solid waste can be composted and used beneficially, rather than rotting in a landfill.


Putting it in perspective:

A typical household throws away an estimated 474 pounds of food waste each year.

That’s about 1.5 pounds per person, per day in the States.

These food scraps could theoretically be piled on a football field more than five miles high.

Five MILES high.

In a household of three women, we generate one 13 gallon bag of trash per week, down from nearly twice, sometimes three times that just a few months ago. I'd guess that about 10 gallons are food scraps.

Zero waste.

That’s the goal.

The next sustainable habit to start come Saturday:

Composting.

If you’re in the Ventura area and you too want to enter into the complex world of composting or just learn a bit more about it, hit up the

FREE Composting Workshop
Saturday, April 2, 2011
At Green Thumb Nursery in Ventura
1899 South Victoria Avenue
From 10 to 11am

Refreshments and prizes will be provided.

But everyone will have an opportunity to leave a winner because Green Thumb will be selling compost bins for over 50 percent off.

50 PERCENT OFF!

And those things full price can cost a pretty penny.

Here’s your coupon. Print it out and bring it in. It's pretty much good for forever.

What a steal.

Hope to see you there.